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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 9, 2003 Red Hat Society begins meetings HHS announces 2003 prom court Gun Club news A cool n ig h t and unpredictable winds lowered scores last Friday night, April 4, for Morrow County Gun Club shooters. Jim Powney lead all shooters with Harvey Childers and Curt Day close behind. The Day family won all the Annie Oaklies shot, with Curt winning two and Chance winning one. C am eron Day and Louise Wattenberger continue to improve with every shoot. MCGC encourages any new shooters to come on out on Friday nights to work on their shotgunning skills. The Club will be open for shooting again this Friday, April 11 at 6 p.m. See you on the line. (Clockwise from front): Betty Pfeiffer, Sharon Harrison, Claudia Hughes and Julie Saling enjoy lunch at the Red Hat Society lunch held at Willow Creek Terrace. In a sea o f red and purple, Elmer Meligan, Floyd Raver, and Joe Wright quietly ate their lunch at Willow Creek Terrace on April 2. And they might well have been the only quiet members o f the lunch crowd, for they were the only men, outnumbered by women six-to-one. S ev en teen o th e r women joined residents Nina Harshman and Irene Swanson and the men for lunch and c o n v e rs a tio n , and for discussion o f some details of a “disorganized” organization begun by a few women in Arizona in 2000. From their initial “getting together for tea” have grown loosely united chapters o f “The Red Hat Society” throughout the United States and a growing number o f foreign countries. The W ednesday d is c u s s io n resulted in H eppner’s own loosely organized “ Red Hat Rowdies,” which has now developed from the initial “getting together for lunch” of a few women. At least h alf o f the sm all group, w ho began lunching together last fall, are former Heppnerites called back by ties to the community. Julie Saling, ohe fetumitlg •HWfVe, and herYnwHer, Betty P fe iffe r, hav e been instrumental in increasing the num ber o f w om en at the m onthly gathering and in forming the Red Hat Row dies. A friend of Saling’s belongs to a g ro u p in A riz o n a and suggested that Saling talk to her friends about forming a group. T he w o m en at Wednesday’s affair seemed to agree with the philosophy of the other red hatters: that greeting middle age should be accomplished with “verve, humor, and elan; that silliness is the comedy relief of life” and that they “might as well join red-gloved hands and go for the gusto to g e th er.” The w om en at the affair also generally agreed that because f they have devoted and/or are devoting much o f their time to w ork, o rg a n iz a tio n s and projects, they do not want or need a group with rules or any purpose beyond this simple one. Saling quickly points out that this group of women can, and hopefully will, continue to grow as friends invite more frien d s w ho in vite m ore friends. She and the other women welcome questions about the red hatters. After agreeing to a small yearly “dues” to cover expenses that might arise for the group, should the silliness and gusto they seek take them on a trip or into a special event, several o f the women took time to tour the assisted living facility hosting their lu n ch eo n . The re sid e n ts accommodated the visitors to th e ir ro o m s and o ffered in fo rm a tio n ab o u t the apartm ents and am enities. Although this was a particularly large group for the staff to accommodate, Tonia Adams, Linda Corbin, and Jacque Hedman were able to serve a fine, inexpensive lunch, and M anager A dam s told the group that W illow C reek Terrace welcomes guests for meals when at least ,a p,ne- dajj’s notice is received. She also reminded this group of women “greeting middle age” that the six residents are eager to w elco m e ten m ore residents, especially if they share an attitude o f “verve, humor, and elan.” Marriage License M a r c h 2 5 : E fren Preciado Mejia, 23, Pasco and Judy J. Diaz, 43, Pasco; S antos L azaro D zul, 29, Boardman and Brenda Kay Town, 35, Boardman; Ramon Miguel Cruz Tapia, 22, Irrigon and C harlotte G arcia, 34, Irrigon. M arch 31: Enrique Velasco Arias, 24, Boardman and Maritza Pureza Castillo, 20, Boardman. Order Magnetic Door Signs HERE Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner High School’s 2003 prom court, (L-R): Princess Nikki Sisk, Princess Tylynn Smith, Queen Marcy Miller, Princess Ashley Ward, King Brad Adams, Prince Josh Winters, Prince Ben Turrell and Prince Donald Adams. IES students receive two weeks of art HES students work on gathering training information about new building JK ■■Up A?««., Mb f m < Artist, Suzon Schultz with student, Timothy Patton. Project manager Phil Hilton (far left) receives muffins from (back 1- r): Brian Taylor, Mrs. Elguezabal and (front l-r): Brandi Hong, Justin Key and Forrest Reed. Heppner Elementary S chool stu d e n ts in M rs. Elguezabal's Booster Reading program have been working as “mini-journalist” to find and collect information about the new HES> building being constructed. . Fifth grade students, Brandi Hong, Justin Key, Brian Taylor, Forrest Reed and B ranie D av is have been working with Mrs. Elguezabal and project manager, Phil H ilto n to g a th e r th e ir information, which will be displayed on a bulletin board at HES. Each student came up with 10 original questions, which they were able to ask Hilton and have written several sm all re p o rts ab o u t th e different facts. Hilton has given these students several tours since the beginning o f school. Students were able to see the blueprints o f the building and learn many interesting facts. Facts, such as, the new gym floor is made out of maple wood; 60 percent o f the wood scraps will be recycled, while the other 40 percent will go to Finley Butte; the building will last at least 100 years; and the pennant light fixtures in the building are from the old building. Another interesting fact the students learned was that the comice over the main d o o r w as re c y c le d and reconstructed from original material from the previous building by Shane Laughlin and Jared Wicklund. The new bu ild in g includes a lobby, music and instrum ent storage room , gymnasium with boys and girls locker rooms, a kitchen and a lunch room/stage. To show th e ir appreciation to Hilton and his crew for building their school and sharing information with them, the students have taken baked goods to the site. The students were also eager to inform that the new b u ild in g sh o u ld be completed by the end o f April. Health Careers summer camp to be held in LaGrande N ortheast O regon A H E C (A re a H ealth Education Center) is offering a five-day summer camp. M edQ uest Health Career Choices Camp will be held on th e E astern O reg o n University Campus from June 23-27. N ortheast O regon students who have completed the ninth-12th grades and reside in one of the following 10 counties: Baker, Gilliam, G rant, M alheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, W allowa or W heeler are invited to apply. Tuition for the cam p is $320, which includes meals, housing and all activities. A limited number o f scholarships are available. Camp enrollment is limited to 30 students. Sessions will in c lu d e h e a lth c a re e r information, ROPES course, han ds-on clinical skills, workshops and opportunities to sh ad o w h ea lth care professionals. F or a d d itio n a l information, or to receive an a p p lic a tio n p ack e t, call Northeast Oregon AHEC at (541) 962-3801 or ask a school counselor or health te a c h e r. C o m p le te d applications, along with a $50 deposit must be received in the Northeast Oregon AHEC office by Friday, May 9. f Jaqueline Juarez (left) and Jennifer Working practice painting rainbows. The lone Elementary S ch o o l h o ste d A rtis t in Residence, Suzon Schultz, for two weeks recently. Schultz is a painter who teaches classes in schools through the Arts in Education Program. Schultz assists students in improving their draw ing, design and painting skills. She studied under New Mexico landscape painter, Michael Eaton Smith, and has concentrated on oil painting for the past 19 years. She has worked in the Arts in Education program for 20 years and has a well developed program o f instruction for stu d en ts in k in d e rg a rten through high school. Students were kept busy w ith an h o u r o f instruction each day and then often spent time completing projects later in the day. The halls o f lone Elementary are covered with the display o f individual art work which students produced during this time. Teachers commented that Schultz is very gifted in helping students enjoy and produce works o f art in a variety o f media. Parents and community are invited to tour the school while artwork is on display during the next two weeks. Health Ed summer camp to be held in Portland N o rth east O regon AHEC (A rea H ealth Education Center) is offering a four-day sum m er camp. M edS tars A HEC H onors Program will be held on the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) campas in Portland from July 15-19. M ed S tars is a program for students who have attended an introductory health careers camp or have been in an intensive health occupations class at their school and have a definite goal to pursue a degree in the health field. F orty p a rticip a n ts who are at least in the 12th grade through sophomore year in college (not more than 20 years old) will be selected for the p ro g ram b ased on recommendations, and grade point average (GPA). Ten students from each o f the four AHEC regions will be chosen. Students who may not be able to o th e rw ise have the opportunity to experience an academic setting like OHSU are especially encouraged to apply. N o rth east O regon students that reside in one o f the following 10 counties: B aker, G illia m , G ran t, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa or Wheeler are invited to apply. Tuition for the camp is $200, which includes meals and housing. A $25 deposit is required upon acceptance into the program. A limited number o f scholarships are available. F or a d d itio n a l information, or to receive an a p p lic a tio n p a c k e t, call Northeast Oregon AHEC at (541) 962-3801 or ask a school counselor or health te ach er. C o m p le te d applications must be received in the N o rth east O regon AHEC office by Friday, April 11 .
